R&D Collaborative Practices: A Case Study in the Brazilian Semiconductor Industry

Authors

  • Kadigia Faccin Université de Poitiers e Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
  • Alsones Balestrin Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos.

Keywords:

Collaborative practices. Collaborative Projects. R&D. Collaboration. Semiconductors.

Abstract

Recent studies point to the need of opening the R&D model for greater interaction, complementarity and cooperation with external actors. Thus, the environment of the company becomes an ecosystem of organic relationships between the various sources of knowledge that interact dynamically building up applied knowledge in the R&D process. The question that arises for this research is: which are the collaborative R&D practices and how do they occur in an industry with high technological complexity?  In order to better make the research clear, we tried to investigate collaborative R&D projects within the Brazilian semiconductor industry. This paper investigates the structure of collaborative R&D projects in the semiconductor industry in Brazil, as well as unveil the most common collaborative practices among actors. So, for the field study, 21 projects in R&D, developed by Brazilian Design Houses from 2008 to 2013 were investigated. The study is a contextual approach to Brazilian projects, identifying which the main actors are, their most significant contributions and forms of collaboration with their partners. The results show a series of collaborative practices in R&D projects. In the growing industry of national semiconductor, there is a diversity of interactions between suppliers, customers, universities and funding agencies, and even with foreign competitors. According to the study results, it seems possible to emphasize that in the Brazilian industry there is a broad set of non-family ties and lots of fluids that move and shape quickly. It is also noteworthy that the government has an important role in influencing innovation, based on the principle of interdependence, given the creation of dynamic mechanisms and by fostering public policies and government actions, especially those actions to stimulate innovation and interaction between the actors, training of people, exploitation of international trade, encouraging fundraising, tax reduction, etc. Among the main collaborative practices employed, is collaboration in R&D and managerial aspects, upstream co-creation and downstream in the supply chain, R&D raising funds and technology acquisition.

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Author Biographies

Kadigia Faccin, Université de Poitiers e Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Atualmente cursando Doutorado em Administração na Universidade do vale do Rio dos Sinos - UNISINOS e em Sciences de Gestion na Université de Poitiers/França (co-tutela de tese). Possui graduação em Ciências Econômicas (2007) e mestrado acadêmico em Administração pela Universidade de Caxias do Sul (2010). Atualmente é professor titular da Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha e da Faculdade Cenecista de Bento Gonçalves. Participante do grupo de pesquisa GeRedes (Grupo de Estudos em Redes Interorganizacionais - UNISINOS/CNPq). Temas de Interesse para pesquisa: Relações Interorganizacionais, Inovação Colaborativa e Gestão do Conhecimento Interorganizacional.

Alsones Balestrin, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos.

Possui Pós-Doutorado pela HEC de Montreal/Canadá. Dupla titulação de doutorado, em Administração pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul e em Sciences de Linformation et de La Communication pelo Instituto de Comunicação e Tecnologias Digitais da Universidade de Poitiers/França. Mestrado em Administração pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Atualmente é Professor Titular dos cursos de Mestrado e Doutorado em Administração, do Mestrado Profissional em Gestão e Negócios e, desde 2009, exerce o Cargo de Diretor da Unidade Acadêmica de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação da UNISINOS. Desde 2007 atua como professor associado do Institut dAdministration des Entreprises da Universidade de Poitiers/França. Lider do GeRedes (Grupo de Estudos em Redes Interorganizacionais - UNISINOS/CNPq). Membro do Comitê Científico da área de Gestão de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação da Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração (ANPAD). Como produção científica qualificada possui dezenas de artigos em periódicos e eventos científicos nacionais e internacionais e co-autoria de livros e capítulos, entre os quais destaca-se o livro "Redes de Cooperação Empresarial: Estratégias de Gestão na Nova Economia, Bookman, 2008. Tem interesse de pesquisa na área de Administração, principalmente nos seguintes temas: Redes de Cooperação, Estratégias Interorganizacionais e Gestão da Inovação

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Published

2015-12-16

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 6 (2015): Fórum Especial Temático sobre a Construção do Percurso na Vida Laboral e suas Múltiplas Dimensões

Section

Resources and Entrepreneurial Development

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